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Excellence in Journalism 2015Sept 18-20, 2015 – Orlando

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Orlando for training, networking, workshops and more!

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Upcoming Eventsand Deadlines

Become an SPJ Member

For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

About the Foundation

Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2015Sept 18-20, 2015 – Orlando

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Orlando for training, networking, workshops and more!

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Michael Fitzgerald has freelanced for nearly 10 years, writing for publications and Web sites including the Boston Globe Magazine, BNet, The Economist, Fast Company, Inc., the New York Times and Yahoo! His most recent awards were 2nd place finishes in the American Society of Journalists and Authors 2009 Outstanding Article awards in the Business and Technology and Trade categories. His Web site is www.mffitzgerald.com

Work has previously appeared: Daily Newspaper, Community Newspaper, Trade Magazine

Catherine McClure earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In law school, Ms. McClure received two American Jurisprudence Awards, she served as an associate editor of the Industrial Relations Law Journal, and she was a staff editor for the International Tax and Business Lawyer. Through a writing competition, Ms. McClure was also awarded a student instructorship teaching Research and Writing to first year law students at Berkeley.
Ms. McClure has been admitted to practice law in California, Illinois and Michigan. She was in private practice for 10 years, working for major commercial law firms in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Ann Arbor. She has also served as an adjunct professor of law in the business schools of Michigan State University and the University of Michigan.
Ms. McClure is a member of Scribes, the American Society for Writers on Legal Subjects, and the Society of Professional Journalists. She is affiliated with the Center for Civic Education through Law, and is a member of the American and Michigan State Bar Associations.
Ms. McClure currently works as a freelance writer on topics related to law and legal affairs. She writes the weekly "On Point" column for The Detroit Legal News and its affiliated newspapers.